30.7 Enabling SMTP Relaying

You can enable the GWIA to function as a relay host for Internet messages. The GWIA can relay messages received from all Internet hosts, or you can select specific hosts for which you allow it to relay.

  1. In the GroupWise Admin console, browse to and click the GWIA.

  2. Click the Access Control tab, then click SMTP Relay Settings.

  3. Under SMTP Relay Defaults, select whether you want to allow or prevent message relaying.

    If you prevent message relaying, you can define exceptions that allow message relaying for specific Internet hosts. This can also be done if you allow message relaying. We suggest that you select the option that enables you to define the fewest exceptions.

  4. To prevent relaying of messages larger than a specific size (regardless of the SMTP Relay Defaults setting), enable the Prevent Messages Larger Than option and specify the size limitation.

  5. To define an exception, click New to display the New Internet Address dialog box.

  6. Fill in the following fields:

    From: Specify the Internet address that must be in the message’s From field for the exception to be applied.

    To: Specify the Internet address that must be in the message’s To field for the exception to be applied. This is also the address that the message is relayed to (in the case of an Allow exception).

    In both the From and To fields, you can use either an IP address or a DNS hostname, as shown in the following examples:

    novell.com
    10.1.1.10
    

    You can enter a specific address, as shown above, or you can use wildcards and IP address ranges to specify multiple addresses, as follows:

    *.novell.com
    10.1.1.*
    10.1.1.10-15
    

    NOTE:If the user for whom you want to define an exception has an alias, you must also define an exception for the user’s alias. Ongoing use of aliases is not recommended.

  7. Click OK to add the exception to the list.

  8. Click Save, then click Close to return to the main Admin console window.